some_beer_drinker:98% of movies are remakes of some sort. we have lost any sort of creativity if we ever had any.

I disagree. Creativity is driven by what could have been, lust, delusions of grandeur, paranoia, wishful thinking, greed, or how you see the world and having two atomic bombs dropped on you because of your ridiculous arrogance.

Strongbeerrules:some_beer_drinker: 98% of movies are remakes of some sort. we have lost any sort of creativity if we ever had any.

I disagree. Creativity is driven by what could have been, lust, delusions of grandeur, paranoia, wishful thinking, greed, or how you see the world and having two atomic bombs dropped on you because of your ridiculous arrogance.

If you are used to the Raymond Burr version, Gojiratakes some getting used to - it drags a bit at the start, but it gives you perspective on happens later on. Plus there are TONS of references to the Nuclear testing, etc, that got censored out of the American version. One scene that is almost a throw away, demonstrates the autor's point perfectly - a group of people riding a streetcar is discussing the possibility of having to go to the shelters - again....

/also a Rodan fan//but he one that scared the crap out of me as a kid was H-Man///don't ask me why

It's been a long time since I've seen the original but I tend to agree with you, it's the best of the Godzilla lot. My personal favorite monster flick, though, is the 1933 King Kong. Several of my friends were surprised that I thought it's a far better movie than Peter Jackson's version. But then, they're huge Peter Jackson and/or LOTR fans, so he can do no wrong in their eyes.

But I am much more interested in seeing this Godzilla than I was for the 98 version, and that one didn't look bad in the previews.

/also a Rodan fan//but he one that scared the crap out of me as a kid was H-Man///don't ask me why

It's been a long time since I've seen the original but I tend to agree with you, it's the best of the Godzilla lot. My personal favorite monster flick, though, is the 1933 King Kong. Several of my friends were surprised that I thought it's a far better movie than Peter Jackson's version. But then, they're huge Peter Jackson and/or LOTR fans, so he can do no wrong in their eyes.

But I am much more interested in seeing this Godzilla than I was for the 98 version, and that one didn't look bad in the previews.

What isn't better than Peter Jacksons version? That thing was pure garbage.

Your_Huckleberry:It's been a long time since I've seen the original but I tend to agree with you, it's the best of the Godzilla lot. My personal favorite monster flick, though, is the 1933 King Kong. Several of my friends were surprised that I thought it's a far better movie than Peter Jackson's version. But then, they're huge Peter Jackson and/or LOTR fans, so he can do no wrong in their eyes.

I quite like the Jackson version, but the original is better. Jackson can't resist making stories that are longer than they should be. In the case of an epic with multiple plotlines going on like Lord of the Rings, longer is better. But his King Kong isn't far off double the length of the original. And to misquote Einstein, a movie should be as short as it can be, and no shorter.